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Latest Links Heard on the Show

Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily
     heard on Sat 30 May 26
Here at balena we have thousands of users working through our getting started process, we found there was no easy way for our users to flash an SD card that we could recommend to everyone.

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Baen Free Library
     heard on Sat 30 May 26
Baen Books is now making available — for free — a number of its titles in electronic format. We're calling it the Baen Free Library. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online — no conditions, no strings attached. (Later we may ask for an extremely simple, name & email only, registration. ) Or, if you prefer, you can download the books in one of several formats. Again, with no conditions or strings attached. (URLs to sites which offer the readers for these format are also listed. )

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No AI Duck Duck Go
     heard on Sat 30 May 26
We've Turned Off AI?Assisted Answers We've Removed AI?Generated Images

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VirusTotal
     heard on Sat 30 May 26
Analyse suspicious files, domains, IPs and URLs to detect malware and other breaches, automatically share them with the security community.

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Let'sTalkSign - automatic Sign Langauge Interpretation platform.
     heard on Sat 30 May 26
Empowering millions of Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and Speech Impaired individuals to 'live independently' with Let'sTalkSign. Our cutting-edge technology bridges Communication gaps, transforms Education, enables Digital Accessibility, fosters Workplace Inclusion, improves Government-Citizen Engagement and provides Customer Support - all through real-time Sign Language interpretation.

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Text Magic
     heard on Sat 23 May 26
Reach customers instantly. SMS, Email, or both. Deliver time-sensitive alerts, reminders, and revenue-driving campaigns. All with one simple, reliable platform.

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Amazon Is Shutting Down Support for Older Kindles Soon. Here's How You Can Save Yours
     heard on Sat 23 May 26
Amazon is ending support for older Kindle models on May 20, 2026, but you don't have to grieve your favorite Kindle just yet. With a few simple workarounds (and a couple more advanced ones if you're feeling ambitious), you can keep your Kindle going for years. And if you are ready to move on, there are some solid alternatives worth considering.

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Updating the Certificate Trust Store on macOS
     heard on Sat 23 May 26
This tip is a work in progress, and discusses updating the Keychain certificate trust store on macOS 12 (Monterey) (per reports) and on macOS 13 (Ventura) to include Sectigo root and intermediate certificates, for websites using the newer Sectigo root certificates.

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Grsync is a graphical user interface for rsync
     heard on Sat 16 May 26
Grsync is a graphical user interface for rsync.[2] rsync is a differential backup and file synchronization tool widely used in Unix-like operating systems. Grsync is developed with the GTK widget toolkit. Like rsync, Grsync is free and open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License.[3]

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Welcome to the rsync web pages
     heard on Sat 16 May 26
rsync is an open source utility that provides fast incremental file transfer. rsync is freely available under the GNU General Public License and is currently being maintained by Andrew Tridgell.

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